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1975 Book ERA OF EXPLORATION: LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY

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1975 Book ERA OF EXPLORATION: LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY
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This is a vintage 1975 book by Weston J. Naef & James N. Wood titled Era of Exploration: The Rise of Landscape Photography in the American West, 1860-1885. The classic book on the history of landscape photography in the American west. A beautiful example of the Victorian exuberance that drew so many to those majestic images. An essential reference book on the period and the photographers, Carleton Watkins, Timothy O'Sullivan, Eadweard Muybridge, Andrew Joseph Russell, and William Henry Jackson.314 duotoned black-and-white photographic plates plus 188 text illustrations. All photographs are reproduced from the original plates. Essay by Therese Thau Heyman; foreword by Robert T. Buck, Jr. & Thomas Hoving. Chronology, Notes, Selected Bibliography and Index of Personal Names. Hardcover. Published by Buffalo Fine Arts Academy. First edition. SIZE: 12" x 9". 260 pages.

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Inside: Mint condition. It hardly looks like it was paged through. Covers: Excellent condition. Cloth has embossed tripod camera on front. Dust jacket: Wear on front and back. A few splits on edges.